Songs for Shakespeare

This Love Will Undo Us All opens tomorrow night
with Dan Adams of Verona fame. See below for more
information. Hit reply to BOOK NOW - Tell us how many
tickets you would like and when. You can pay when you attend
the performance as we don't take credit card bookings but we
do have eftpos. We will email to confirm your
booking.

PARTY PARTY PARTY That's right - the BATS
Birthday Bash is happening once again with The Love BATS -
cruise around the world with us and celebrate 15 years of
presenting fabulous theatre. Your cash on the night helps us
to buy new theatre lights and upgrade our lighting grid so
come on down - dress up cruise ship styles, all welcome.

Wellington songwriter Dan Adams (Verona) has
created an intimate live show of Shakespeare songs to
celebrate the launch of his CD This Love Will Undo Us All.
It is a stunning collection of poems and dialogue from
Shakespeare¹s plays, set to acoustic rock styles that are
both refreshingly unique and undeniably Kiwi.

The show
features the original musicians from the CD - Dan Adams
(vocals, guitar, fife), Sebastian Morgan-Lynch (cello) and
Douglas Voon (percussion, backing vocals).

³With just
three musicians it's easy for each sound to find its own
space - something that is more difficult to achieve in a
larger ensemble like Verona. In this relaxed setting I can
explore the full range of my singing voice, and different
shades of meaning in these amazing texts.²

For everyone
who enjoyed art-rock band Verona¹s award winning Shakespeare
show Storm (2002) and their recent NZ International Arts
Festival show Geographical Cure this is a 'must see' night -
and a chance to introduce friends and family to this
inspiring musical talent.

The CD will be available for
sale at the show or visit www.thislove.co.nz. Normally $30,
there will be a special show CD price of $25.

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